Autograph letter from Voltaire to Gottlob Louis von Schönberg, dated 28 May [1770] [D16366].
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CMV36767
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5-240 (VII, f.173), ‘A M. le comte de Shomberg, 28 mai (M. 7898)’
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Gottlob Louis von Schönberg, dated 28 May [1770] [D16366].
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The Besterman Collection, Geneva, photocopy
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, Je persiste à croire que les philosophes m’ont daigné prendre pour leur représentant comme une compagnie fait souvent signer pour elle le moindre de ses associez.
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, Je persiste à croire que les philosophes n’ont daigné prendre pour leur représentant comme une compagnie fait souvent signer pour elle le moindre de ses associés.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Gottlob Louis von Schönberg, dated 28 May 1770.
Detailed Summary:
The writter expresses gratitude for being recognised as a representative of the philosophers and agrees to sign the documents despite his trembling hand. He praises Monsieur le Duc de Choiseul for his support and literary talent, and for aiding the development of a watchmaking industry founded by Geneva émigrés. He is pleased to see Huguenot artisans successfully integrated into their parish, noting that peaceful religious coexistence is far preferable to past conflict. He closes by reflecting on his own contentment and sending thanks to Monsieur d’Alembert, a firm advocate of tolerance and virtue.
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1 f.
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1
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The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.
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History
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28 May [1770]
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Bibliography
Bibliography:
Fernand Caussy, Inventaire des manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Voltaire conservée à la bibliothèque impériale publique de Saint-Pétersbourg (Geneva, Slatkine reprints, 1970)
OCV Reference:
vol.120, p.217
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.120, ‘MS1’, p.217
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